Politics

Texas state Sen. Dawn Buckingham, shown at a 2022 Trump rally in Conroe, Texas, sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump last week offering a parcel of state-owned land near the U.S.-Mexico border as a staging area for mass deportations. (Jason Fochtman / Associated Press) Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the … Read more

The vast open rotunda soared above them as they waited by the hundreds to register and cast absentee ballots inside City Hall, the 19th century landmark modeled after a long-forgotten Dutch guildhall. It was a predominantly African American crowd, and people sang “We Shall Overcome.” But Yuri Nielsen was unmoved. Sitting on a hard chair … Read more

Acting Atty. Gen. Matthew Whitaker is slated to testify on Friday before the House Judiciary Committee at what could be a contentious hearing. (SAUL LOEB / AFP/Getty Images) Three months after Democrats won control of the House in the midterm election, they’re about to exercise their power by grilling the nation’s top law enforcement officer … Read more

Today, Yoo and Ackerman discuss the hypocrisy of the left and the right on the issue of war powers. Previously, they debated the ongoing use-of-force resolution and the war powers language of the constitution. Later this week, they’ll debate the questionable relevance of declaring war in the 21st century, and the possibility that there may … Read more

Summer’s over. Get ready for action. Congress, be forewarned. The Clinton administration’s biggest step yet with China is coming, within a matter of weeks if not days. The administration now is pushing quietly but determinedly to conclude a deal with China that will permit its admission to the World Trade Organization. For President Clinton, such … Read more

Transients rousted from Los Angeles during the Great Depression, which led to the federal social safety net. (Dorothea Lange/ Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division) The Social Security check that arrives each month. The unemployment benefits that help tide workers over between jobs. The security lines snaking through airports, back when millions of Americans … Read more

Linda McMahon speaks during the Republican National Convention in July. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating Linda McMahon, a billionaire professional wrestling mogul and small-business champion with minimal schools experience, as secretary of Education. The nomination of McMahon, a major Republican donor, caught many education experts by … Read more

Dr. Mehmet Oz, former host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he plans to nominate Oz Mehmet, a celebrity heart surgeon and former daytime television host, as administrator for the Centers for Medicare … Read more

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person to be elected to Congress, would be forbidden from using women’s restrooms at the Capitol under a proposal that Speaker Mike Johnson said he would support Tuesday. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah … Read more

Howard Lutnick speaks at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in New York last month. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for Commerce secretary. The nomination would put Lutnick in charge of … Read more